Let’s Do The Show Right Here
Louise Gold starred as a Team Captain, on BBC Radio 2,
(recorded on 8 July, 3 July, 10 July, ?, ?,. 19 June, ?, & 21 August 1994), broadcast on the 23 &30 September, 7, 14 & 21
October, 4, 11 & 18 November 1994
This quiz show is described on air by its host as:
“The musical comedy quiz show about
musicals, old and new, hits and flops, from Broadway to off off off off
Broadway.” Mark
Steyn on LET’S DO THE SHOW RIGHT HERE.
This appears to have been the second series, the first
series broadcast in April And May 1993 had Denise Coffey as a Team Captain.
Evidently Louise Gold replaced her in this second series.
Cast
Broadcast 23 September 1994 (Recorded 7
August 1994)
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Julia
McKenzie and Sheridan Morley
Piano - John
Gould
30 September 1994 (Recorded 3 July 1994)
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Lorna
Dallas and Michael Roberts
Piano -
?John Gould
7 October 1994 (Recorded 19 June 1994)
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Barry
Cryer and Lorelei King
Piano - Colin
Sell
14 October 1994
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Jessica
Martin and Michael Roberts
Piano - John
Gould
21 October 1994
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Julia
McKenzie and Sheridan Morley
Piano - John
Gould
4 November 1994 (Recorded 19 June 1994)
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Barry
Cryer and Lorelei King
Piano - Colin
Sell
11 November 1994
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Lorna
Dallas and Michael Roberts
Piano - Colin
Sell
18 November 1994 (Recorded 21 August 1994)
Host - Mark
Steyn
Team
Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Jessica
Martin and Michael Roberts
Piano - John
Gould
Production Team
Producer - Chris
Neil
Questions
Set By - Ken Hoare
Devised
by - Carol Smith
Scored by - Eleanor
Geen
Theme Song -
Denis King and Dick Vosburgh
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Team Captains Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
went on to appear together, along with Jessica Martin, in One Touch Of Venus (2000 Production) for
the Lost Musicals, a charitable trust,
which Louise Gold first got involved with via Dick Vosburgh
volunteering her for a production of Love Life.
Dick Vosburgh was one of the
script-writers for the revue Noel/Cole:
Let’s Do It.
Dick Vosburgh’s work as a lyricist has
been sung by Jessica Martin on many occasions, including: A Lost Musicals Occasion and Dress Circle Grand Reopening.
In one of his other guises, as a theatre critic,
quizmaster Mark Steyn reviewed Nunsense.
Sheridan Morely has reviewed: The Boys From Syracuse and went on to
review Kiss Me Kate.
Sheridan Morely had previously presented Sondheim At The Barbican.
Julia McKenzie had previously appeared
in A Time To Start Living.
Julia McKenzie and Lorna Dallas
went on to appear in the Side By Side By Sondheim
25th Anniversary Gala, their recording credits include The Greatest Musicals of
the 20th Century.
Louise Gold and Michael Roberts
went on to appear in Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes.
Lorna Dallas had previously appeared
in The Royal Variety
Performance (1982) and Broadway To
Brighton; she has gone on to appear in Happily
Ever After. Her recording credits include The
Great Musicals – Glamour And Majesty, The Great Musicals – Dashing Heroes,
Blushing Maidens, and, The Great Musicals
– Laughter And Tears.
Lorna Dallas had previously appeared
in Kids At Heart, which Jessica Martin
may have appeared in.
Louise Gold and Barry Cryer
had previously appeared in Du Barry Was A
Lady (1993 Production).
Louise Gold and Lorelei King went
on to appear in Oh Kay.
Louise Gold and Jessica Martin
have been involved with the same productions on several occasions, these
include: Spitting Image and the album Spit In Your Ear, as well as: Something For The Boys, A Lost Musicals Occasion, Regents Park 70th Anniversary Gala,
and, Dress Circle Grand Reopening.
Louise Gold, Jessica Martin,
and, Julia McKenzie went on to appear on BBC Radio 2 on Ned Sherrin’s Review Of Revue.
Chris Neil also produced Let ‘Em Eat Cake (which Louise Gold
appeared in).
Barry Cryer, and, John Gould
may have appeared in Comedy Tonight
Colin Sell may have previously been an
MD and musician on Will-Aid
Julia McKenzie and Louise Gold had
previously appeared together in Julia And
Company.
Julia McKenzie, and, Sheridan Morely went on to appear in Side By Side By Sondheim 30th Anniversary
Gala.
Jessica Martin, and, Sheridan Morely went on to appear in A Love Letter To Dan.
John Gould may have
previously appeared in Dear Ralph.
Team captain Louise
Gold, contestants Barry Cryer, Jessica Martin, and, Michael Roberts, and theme tune
composer Denis King all went on to pay
tribute to Dick Vosburgh by taking
part in A Celebration Of The Life And Work
Of Dick Vosburgh
Critics Comments
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